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A review by tx2its
Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty by G. Neri
5.0
Reading 2020
Book 76: Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty by G.Neri
Another list, another graphic novel. G. Neri also wrote one of my class's favorite read alouds one year, Ghetto Cowboy.
The book is based on real events that happened in Chicago in 1994. Robert "Yummy" Sandifer is 11 years old, he sometimes attends school, he lives with his grandmother (who has many kids to take care of), his parents abused him when he was younger, he can be a mean kid, and he can be a very sweet kid. Yummy (he loves sweets) starts hanging around with a gang, he is asked to prove himself for his gang initiation. No spoilers if you do not know the story, it did appear in Time magazine in 1994.
This graphic novel was so powerful. Yummy was a little boy, at an age that he could have sat in my classroom. His innocence taken from him so young. This book may have you questioning your thoughts about good and evil. I have a physical copy of this book if anyone local who wants to borrow it. Book is reviewed for grade 7 and higher. My rating 5⭐️.
Book 76: Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty by G.Neri
Another list, another graphic novel. G. Neri also wrote one of my class's favorite read alouds one year, Ghetto Cowboy.
The book is based on real events that happened in Chicago in 1994. Robert "Yummy" Sandifer is 11 years old, he sometimes attends school, he lives with his grandmother (who has many kids to take care of), his parents abused him when he was younger, he can be a mean kid, and he can be a very sweet kid. Yummy (he loves sweets) starts hanging around with a gang, he is asked to prove himself for his gang initiation. No spoilers if you do not know the story, it did appear in Time magazine in 1994.
This graphic novel was so powerful. Yummy was a little boy, at an age that he could have sat in my classroom. His innocence taken from him so young. This book may have you questioning your thoughts about good and evil. I have a physical copy of this book if anyone local who wants to borrow it. Book is reviewed for grade 7 and higher. My rating 5⭐️.